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Apple Taking Notes From Disney

Disney stores didn't have that much success I thought. The certainly did not achieve highest profit per square foot of any retail store, as Apple did.

What the first commentator has left out is that we all need to upgrade at least once every 5 years or so, and that, to buy a generic PC that is hobbled with Windows is a very sad mistake. The Mac is about the same price as a good quality PC, even cheaper than DELL on some models, if you can believe that. Apple hardware is a fantastic bargain at the current prices. If people are too shortsighted to see that, well, 'Dude, you are getting a Dell!'

Sure Apple should sell OS X to all comers. Look at M$--their retail price for a boxed copy of Windoze is totally absurd. The reality is that virtually no one buys OS releases or upgrades in the PC market. It's too difficult to install. Most PC users by new hardware instead. :-) Can you blame them when M$ practically gives the software for free (well $50) when buying hardware, but charges nearly 10 times that much for a boxed copy???

I believe Apple will release OS X for generic PCs someday, but they are waiting for the right time as this will be the DEATH KNELL for Windoze.

As it is, Mac will eventually overtake Windows on the hardware front alone. This is already happening in the retail market, and I believe it's beginning to happen even in the corporate areana, such is the angst over the Vista debacle. Microsoft has no choice but to keep suspending the elimination of XP, which they have done twice already. Also, Microsoft has no road map for starting over, which is really the only solution to the horrible mess they are in. What I really want to know is when the investors will notice. I mean, I know investors don't necessarily know anything about the companies they invest in, but are they blind or what?